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Rivalry appoints former WEF and Twitter executive to Board of Directors

Publicly-traded sports betting and media company Rivalry has appointed former World Economic Forum (WEF) and Twitter executive Kirstine Stewart to its Board of Directors.

Stewart was elected and approved to join the Toronto-based operator’s board of directors at the company’s most recent shareholder meeting.

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Prior to joining Rivalry, Stewart led programming at top cable channels such as Hallmark, HGTV, The Food Network and National Geographic before becoming the head of Canada’s national broadcaster, the CBC. Her next role was at social networking giant Twitter, where she led teams across the U.